Sherbrooke Telegram Observer March 1, 1962 TV Highlights March 8 "Man and the Moon" on THE NATURE OF THINGS

Sherbrooke Telegram Observer March 1, 1962 TV Highlights

From Quebec we have an educational program THE NATURE OF THINGS - on the episode that aired on March 8 "Man and the Moon" which I've yet to find as video, there's a partial conversation with Allyn Hazard on moon missions and exploration.

Transcript (of TV listing):

THURSDAY, March 8

8:00 p. m. THE NATURE OF THINGS - (Educational) - "Man and the Moon" Program examines the type of surface man may expect if and when he lands on the moon; it shows what is known about the moon's surface, and how this knowledge is used in the manufacture of vehicles and other equipment for lunar exploration. Dr. E. Whitaker of the Lunar and Planetary Observatory of the University of Arizona describes surface details as seen through optical telescopes. Allyn Hazard of the Space General Corp., of California, discusses possible vehicles and clothing to be used by lunar explorers.

 

Further Research

I've found a listing in the Canada Library Search - looks to be a film or video copy of the program, but not available in digital:

Man and the Moon

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

Item (Accession level)

Moving images

Series title: The Nature of Things

Consultation: Open

Reproduction access: With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

Item number (ISN): 81526

Professor Ewan A. Whitaker, of the University of Arizona, talks about the surface of the moon. Using slides of still photos he shows examples of mountains  

 

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